St. Paul daily globe., 1887-09-18
WHISPERS.

examination, failed entirely as practical
workman. Well, have received reply to
the DOCTORS remarks from man who was
recently an employe of the office, and who
evidently fancies that he was the person in
dicated in the doctors conversation. His
answer is entirely too long to print entire,
but may say, In passing, that the compost
ttion gave me the impression that the civil
service examinations cannot be such very
formidable affairs, after all, If my CORE
spondent who, by the way, forgets to send
lin his name, could pass them successfully.
{ He begins by abusing the good doctor in
terrible way, and calls his innocent chat with
I The WHIsPERER an "atrocious insult to all
who voluntary resign Positions OF course
this abuse is irrelevant and, THE WHIsPERER
believes, unfounded, for, while the doctor
may possess the merit of keeping his
men UP to their work, those
who know him would hardly believe him
capable of illtreating his employees. Still,
the man who makes complaint says he was
terribly abused. He claims he had to do the
work of two men and that it required him to
work from thirteen to fourteen hours day.
He says he honestly tried to do the work but
that he couldn't endure the strain, and was
made sick in trying to do it, Returning to
work he claims to have applied for assistance.
which was denied him, although there were
two men doing the same work in the Mime
apolis office, and he, thereupon. resigned.
He further alleges that at least dozen reliable
employees have resigned within the past year
for the same cause. would have been much
more inclined to put confidence in my cor
respondents story had he left out his vulgar
abuse OF the doctor who, despite his Repub-
icanism, is a very good fellow, and had 1
known bot no aDt a1od M
postmaster is responsible for any insuffi-
cheney of clerical help-if insuticiency
exists.
But the lot of a federal officeholder is not
always a bed of roses.
Who doesn't enjoy reading about game of
poker, even if he doesn't know the first thing
about the game? l know do, and 1 think
you do also. AT least I've got one I'm about
to tell you, and If you are not interested in
such things, of course you can skip it. 1t
was told me by a friend of that famous poker
expert and accomplished newspaper man,
Maj. EDWARDS, of Fargo, and can be relied
upon as authentic. This game had some
thing in it besides its financial interest, since
it determined Dakotas capital. 1t was dur
ing that famous contest at Yankton over the
location of the capital. Two towns were
tied on the vote, and single additional bal
lot would have taken the capital to either. At
this stage of the game three members from
one of the towns put up a job on a member
from Bismarck did not say his name was
ALEX McKENZIE-to inveigle the Bismarck
man into game of poker and secure the
needful vote. Money was plenty and the
play was pretty steep. After some
skirmishing the game reached a
cf0
1t had been arranged to give the Bismarck vic
tim hand and one of the three conspirators
a better. The Bismarck man was not dealing it
is needless to say He got the hand, looked
at it and said, as he raised the ante: ut will
take $500 to draw cards." The other two
conspirators passed out and the victim raised
$500. Hot and heavy they went at it until
$1,000 was on the table and then they took
cards. The conspirator took one card. He
was holding four kings After some delib-
Grafton the Bismarcker took three. Then
they went at it again, and pretty soon So, GOO
more decorated the table. Then the man
from Yankton said: I'm out of money, but
I'll tell you what I'll do; I'll bet my vote on
the capital" Then he chuckled to himself
to think how nicely he was doing Birmarck
JAll right cried the upper Missouri mem
Ger, "rll go you,'' and the cards were shown
down. The Yankton man had four kings
and reached for the pot. mo you don't"
cried Bismarck, Nthat pot comes to me and
the capital comes to Bismarck and dis
played four aces. He had a queen full on
aces, discarded the queens, but nobody
Knows where he got the other aces. The
capital is now at Bismarck.
If anybody disbelieves the story Maj. Ed
WARDS friend says for him to write ALEX
MCKENZIE.
There is hardly sporting man in the
country who either personally or by reputa-
ton does not know HENRY V. LUCAS for
merly of ST. Louis, and proprietor of the st.
Louis Maroons, which did such excellent
base ball playing. But not many people
know that Mr.. LUCAS is now resident of st.
Paul. There is, Of course, a story connected
with his change of residence which one of
his friends whispered to me. and which, as 1t.
exhibits Mr.. LUCAS in an admirable light, I
don't think there is any harm in whispering
to you. JAMES B. LUCAS. of st. Louis left a
fortune of several millions to his children, of
whom HENRY LUCAS was one. When he got
his share he proceeded to enjoy life, and
though not at all given to dissipation he
found enjoying life'' an expensive process.
He had hundreds of hangers-on glad to live
at his expense, and genial fellow that he is,
he was glad to have them share in his pleas
uring while the money lasted. He was fond
of base ball, SO he gave st. Louis a league
club and maintained it himself. The venture
proved disastrous one. however, and in
connection with unfortunate investments
soon made big-sized hole in young LUCAS
fortune. Finally he counted up and found
he had but $50, 900 left. Then what DO YOU
suppose he did? He settled every penny of
it on his wife. Then instead of repining he
locked around for something to do. st.
Louis was too sleepy for him. He came
to ST. Paul. One morning recently young
man applied to Traffic Manager HANLEY, of
the Minnesota & Northwestern, for work 1t
was LUCAS. HANLEY, who knew him in st.
Louis, recognized him at once, but thought
he was Joking. LUCAS assured him he was
in dead earnest and wanted clerkship. The
upshot of it was that he got it and is now
hard at work making an excellent record.
In time to come young LUCAS may be heard
of as one of the railway magnates of the
country. He certainly deserves to rise.
But it is safe to say he has lost his interest
in base ball for the present.
I heard rather good thing about one of
st. Paul's gilded youth the other day, which
think will bear repetition. You would all
know him, by name at least if l should whis-
per it to you, so will allow you to exercise
your guessing ability, only saying that his
palatial roof is not stones throw from Sum-
NIT avenue. Well, this young man, who is
decidedly handsome, is great fayorite
among the young ladies' A few evenings
ago he had an appointment to call upon the
young woman who held the foremost place
in his affections He had been calling the